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Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.

### Instruction:
Identify the most significant event in the passage.

### Input:
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company announced that they would be merging with United States Rubber in 1936, forming the country's first conglomerate based on rubber.

### Response:
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The most significant event in the passage is the merger between Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and United States Rubber in 1936, forming the country's first rubber conglomerate.